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1579762

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is investigating cases of manufacturers overfilling e-cigarette devices above the 2ml e-liquid volume limit; and what support his Department is offering to the (a) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (b) Trading Standards Authority to help remove those products from the market.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	129765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to investigate cases of manufacturers over filling vape (e-cigarette) devices beyond the two millilitres e-liquid volume limit because this is the responsibility of local enforcement agencies. The Department continues to work with the Trading Standards Authorities to provide advice in enforcing the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, including matters relating to the two millilitres e-liquid limit. We also work closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regarding the vaping notification system and helping disseminate information about notified vapes to support local enforcement.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/01/2023 17:45:13 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1565967

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tobacco: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to implement Tobacco harm reduction strategies.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	120927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government supports National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on smoking cessation and harm reduction. NICE recommend that smokers quit smoking in one go but have also published guidance for providers of stop smoking services to support smokers who wish to take a harm reduction approach. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209/chapter/recommendations-on-treating-tobacco-dependence#supporting-people-who-do-not-want-or-are-not-ready-to-stop-smoking-in-one-go-to-reduce-their-harm" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209/chapter/recommendations-on-treating-tobacco-dependence#supporting-people-who-do-not-want-or-are-not-ready-to-stop-smoking-in-one-go-to-reduce-their-harm</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to implement further tobacco harm reduction strategies.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 17/01/2023 16:37:22 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1565968

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Smoking: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 6 December 2022 from the Minister for Primary Care and Public Health to Topical Question 4, Official Report, column 202, what steps he plans to take to help reduce the prevalence of smoking in England; and how those plans will affect the use of (a) e-cigarettes, (b) heat-not-burn, (c) snus, and (d) other reduced risk products.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	120928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Smoking rates are the lowest on record, currently at 13%. These reductions have been achieved through investment in multi-modal interventions, a strong regulatory framework, effective quit campaigns and funding to local authority stop smoking services.</p><p> </p><p>The most effective way to quit smoking is through behavioural support from stop smoking services, alongside a nicotine substituting product, such as a vape (e-cigarette). We recently published the Nicotine Vaping in England Report which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages users to quit all forms of tobacco and therefore does not recommend the use of heated tobacco products. Snus is banned in the United Kingdom and we have no plans to introduce additional tobacco products to the market as we have safer nicotine delivery products currently available for smokers to switch to.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 17/01/2023 16:47:15 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1565970

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November to Question 64287 on Tobacco, when he plans to publish the Tobacco Control Plan.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	120929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We are still considering the recommendations made in ‘The Khan review: making smoking obsolete’ and further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 17/01/2023 16:49:16 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1472527

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing targeted messages to smokers on (a) e-cigarettes, (b) heat-not-burn products and (c) other reduced risk products through inserts in cigarette packs.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	23246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering the recommendations made in the ‘The Khan review: making smoking obsolete’. This includes proposals related to e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches and proposals to assist smokers to quit, such as through the introduction of pack inserts.</p><p>Our response to the review will be included in the forthcoming white paper on health disparities, which we plan to publish in summer 2022 and the Tobacco Control Plan, due to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 23247 question first answered 28/06/2022 16:10:33 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1472528

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tobacco: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward further regulations on nicotine pouches to ensure that they do not reach unintended audiences in the context of their growing popularity.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	23247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering the recommendations made in the ‘The Khan review: making smoking obsolete’. This includes proposals related to e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches and proposals to assist smokers to quit, such as through the introduction of pack inserts.</p><p>Our response to the review will be included in the forthcoming white paper on health disparities, which we plan to publish in summer 2022 and the Tobacco Control Plan, due to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 23246 question first answered 28/06/2022 16:10:33 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1461324

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Independent Review on Tobacco Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the recommendations of the Independent Review on Tobacco Control; and whether he plans to hold a consultation on those recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Independent Review is due to be published shortly and we will consider its findings following publication. We will assess which recommendations will inform the forthcoming health disparities white paper and the new Tobacco Control Plan to be published later this year. This will include an assessment on any potential consultation.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 143 question first answered 16/05/2022 10:09:57 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1461325

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Independent Review on Tobacco Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations set out in the Independent Review on Tobacco Control.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Independent Review is due to be published shortly and we will consider its findings following publication. We will assess which recommendations will inform the forthcoming health disparities white paper and the new Tobacco Control Plan to be published later this year. This will include an assessment on any potential consultation.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 142 question first answered 16/05/2022 10:09:57 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1457430

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the level of backlog maintenance has been in NHS mental health services in each of the last ten years (a) in total and (b) by category of risk.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	153860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Information on backlog maintenance was not collected in the format requested prior to 2015/16. Since 2015/16, data has been categorised by site type, which allows an estimate of the level of backlog maintenance in the mental health estate. The attached table shows the level of backlog maintenance in total and by category of risk in sites categorised as ‘Mental Health’, ‘Mental Health (including Specialist services)’, ‘Learning Disabilities’ and ‘Mental Health and Learning Disabilities’.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/04/2022 09:54:21 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan attachment 1 file name FORMATTED TABLE FOR MINISTERIAL CLEARANCE PQ153860.docx title Level of backlog maintenance
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1457432

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people can access face-to-face GP services.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	153862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement’s guidance states that general practices should provide face to face appointments, alongside remote consultations. Patient input should be sought on the type of consultation with preferences for face to face care respected, unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary.  Excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, in February 2022 61.3% of appointments were conducted in person.</p><p> </p><p>We have made £520 million available to improve access and expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. This is in addition to £1.5 billion announced in 2020 to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024 by increasing and diversifying the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2022 13:13:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie